How do I find a *good* color consultant?
Kendrah
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Comments (10)I think this would be an excellent opportunity for a woman re-entering the work force or "leaning in" whether due to kids now in school, single mom, divorce, etc. I imagine the pay won't be great, but if he can offer some flexibility in hours that would make up for a lot, especially for someone who just wants a respectable job but isnt necessarily expecting some great career right off the bat. I've got friends who either have these types of jobs or would love one. If someone isn't willing to do soup to nuts, from sweeping to purchasing, find someone else who is. Last week's NY Magazine had an article about this return to work which has gotten a lot of buzz. I didn't read it but it might be worth searching out. I'd google and ask around to see if there are any local women's groups focused on this issue who might have suitable candidates. My first thought was college interns, but hearing my wife complain about their frequent entitlement issues would have me shy away from that option. On the other hand, I just spoke with her and she thinks people are clammoring for internships and might jump at the opportunity. One thing I would caution is to present the job - and future growth or lack thereof - honestly. No employee is happy when promised things that don't come to fruition. I've been there....See MoreHow do you find a good general contractor?
Comments (8)Good luck finding a reputable contractor. We've lived in the same house for 26 years and in that time we've done many projects - new roof, new siding, a 1000 sq. addition, finished the basement, remodeled 3 bathrooms, added a screened in porch,installed a mahogany deck, a swimming pool, replaced brick walk with custom cut bluestone, remodeled the kitchen twice and had major landscaping done 3 times. We probably worked with 12 different general contractors and unfortunately only 2 of them would I ever work with again or refer to others. Even though we went through all the recommended steps in selecting our contractor calamities still happened - may of them directly caused by the GC trying to save time, money or appease one of his subs or another customer. You don't need to hear my horror stories I'm sure you've heard many. If you have the knowledge, the time and the fortitude to be your own GC then go for it. Just make sure you have all the insurance you need and an attorney to review all contracts. The last contractor we worked with was highly recommended by many people that I knew personally and whose work I had inspected. But he lost his foreman to an injury one week after my kitchen was demolished and everything went downhill rapidly after that. So even if you do everything right - there's still a good chance that things will go wrong....See MoreHow Do I Find A Good Mortgage Broker?
Comments (8)Perhaps being so involved in your prospective buyers' financial arrangements is not a good thing. If they are truly qualified buyers then they will be able to do that part on their own; indeed it is test of their commitment to the deal. Your efforts to help the deals along haven't netted you a settlement check, so far. And it is possible that by making a mortgage seem easier to get than it actually turns out to be, you are wasting your time going to contract with marginally qualified buyers. I know you are frustrated - and at risk of losing the house in NJ that you want to buy. But you can't control whether a lender is going to lend to your buyers. Unless you are prepared to take back the mortgage yourself, your energy would be more wisely invested in preparing your house for sale, IMO. You appear to be depending on your website as your prime point of entry to interest buyers. As you know I think you have far too many pictures. But also many of them do not show your place to its best advantage. I think a real estate agent would advise you to consider doing more decluttering and prepping and re-taking some of the pictures. (For instance, you don't need tack hanging on the dining room chairs and the saddle probably doesn't need to be there, either.) Also the kitchen, particularly the passageway to the door past the stove, looks very cramped. (And that picture also makes it seem like the floors and walls are not plumb since the door trim and cab edges aren't parallel. This could be an artifact of the picture, but if not, it's not something I'd want to point up.) The paint around the door in red room looks like it's flaking, or maybe the plaster is failing. That should be easy to fix up. The living room pic has a cardboard box on the rocker and what looks like an undecorated Christmas tree on the table. When taking the pics, pull the venetian blinds up and out of sight as they make the windows look like jails with bars on the windows. Some of the pics are very dark, a few are wildly overexposed. The dining room ceiling looks oddly two-toned. Is that soot from the stove, or smoke? Perhaps repainting might be in order. You might also consider whether having only one tiny bathroom downstairs is a problem. Can you convert the smaller bedroom upstairs to a bath? (I have no idea where it falls within the house, so it may not be possible.) None of these things is a deal breaker (unless someone wanted the extra bathroom and it was completely impossible), but they do make the overall impression less appealing than it might be. I do know you have had some traffic and gone to contract (twice!) only to have the deals fall apart at the mortgage stage. But I think you may be losing other buyers (that you never know about) because of how the house "shows" on the website. You really can't do much about the mortgage-ability of your buyers - they'll either be able to get one, or not. But you can do something about how the house looks, and how it's displayed on your website. And collectively, people on this forum can help you figure how to do that better. You might consider starting a thread to ellicit suggestions on the pictures themselves. I will add one thing: You call your farm the Smokin' Bandit's Ranch. I don't know whether you have smokers in your household but if not, then considering the name of the farm I suggest you mention that fact on your website. I wouldn't consider a house that had any trace of tobacco smoke -particularly one with pine-paneled walls which retain the smell forever. I think that either on this forum or on the kitchen or home dec forum there was lengthy discussion about how best to take interior pictures. That might be helpful. I do wish you good luck. And I hope you will take my comments as well-meant, even if you don't find them particularly useful. L...See MoreHow do I find a good sewing machine?
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